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The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
HE is BUT FIFTEEN.
The Boy Who Burned Oak Grove
Repeats His Confession.
Examined In WaterviIle and then
Carried to Augusta.
Harrington will Come in Possession
of $4,000 and a Cell Probably.
Especial to the Press.l


AUGUSTA, Oct 1.-George A. Harrington,
the ifteen-year-old boy who has confessed
to setting the fires which twice destroyed the
buildings of Oak Grove Seminary, and was
arrested in Brockton, Mass, ON Friday, ar
rived here on this mornings Pullman train,
and being taken to store in the neighbor-
hood, he made clean breast of his crime
before Detective True and several other per
sons present, and swore to the statement be-
fore Mr.. G. w. Jones of Vassalboro. 1t was
substantially in accordance with that pub
lished in yesterday mornings PRESS. 1t
will be preserved for use at the trial
The sheriff's jury impannelled Immediately
after the last fire, but which did not complete
its labors, was again called together at 10 a.
M, but no officer being present it adjourned
until p. m, when the boy again went over
the story. Later on he was arraignedlbefore
Trial Justice Carver of Waterville for ''burn-
ing building in the night time" He had
no defending counsel, but the town and
seminary were represented by f. E. Bean,
ESQ.,, of Hallowell. He pleaded guilty and
was bound over to the Dece mber term of
court. Principal Cnas. Jones says the boy
was never considered bad by him and usu-
ally kept very straight When angry he was
sullen and sulky. Today he gave as a reason
for his crime that the GRUB" was poor and
he was not used right 81 suppose l was
ugly" said he, "and was led on in part by
reading dime novels of which have read a
large number-all cou.d get"
After trial he removed to Augusta Jail and
asked Deputy Sheriff Ramsdell on his way
down if he would not take him to the Reform
school. He felt better than before for a
week, he said. Harrington seems to be lost
to all sense of right and wrong, and has no
conception OF his crime, which will send him
to State prison for life. All feelings of re-
morse or repentance are apparently absent
The burning of the seminary building seemed
like dream to him, he stated, yet less than
a month afterwards he applied the torch to
the gymnasium. After the burning of this
building he had the boldness to attend Mr..
Jones school in Greenwood Hall, but one
week ago last Friday ran away, proceeded
TO stockton, thence to Brockton, Mass,
where he had begun attending school again.
he states that his mother is visiting Ban
gor. He is heir to $4,000, left him by his
father, and guardian has had charge of
him.
Now that the incendiary has been discov-
cred the citizens of Vassalboro breathe
easier and will sleep sound in the future.
The apprehension of the guilty one will
throw suspicion from parties in Vassalboro,
who by strong chain of circumstantial evil
dence had. been marked as the incendiaries.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
FINE MANNERS.
Societys Current coln-Sometlmes
Acquired, But oftener a coodIy
Heritage.


Subtle, fragrant, indescribable, but all per-
vading is that lovely thing which we call
good breeding. As subtle and as indescriba-
BILE, but by no means fragrant, is its un-
gainly opposite. Keenly conscious Of the
absence of the former. but unable to exactly
specify and define when present, we know
and feel, but cannot analyze nor tabulate--
save in cases of exceptional sweetness and
refinement. when we can touch the exact ac-
tion and repeat the commanding word which
governed all. SO with ill-breeding. We can
scarcely say where II was. unless the mlsde-
meanor was as deep as we'll and as wide as
church door; but there 1t was; and we felt
and knew. whether we were able to define OF
not.
No one can describe discord or harmony.
No one can make you understand an un-
known perfume or an unheard piece Of mu-
5 Ths ia nous account Of Rubinstein's
''pianner" is a capital bit for an afternoon
recital but no one ever came away from the
hearing with a clear idear Of the piece
played, nor even how it was played Birds
singing up aloft and thunder crashing
through the sky-a cottage here and a run
ming rivulet there-are all very well as sug-
gestions more or less onOmatO poetic; but
they are no nearer to the fact than mere sug-
gestions. So with the mystery Of good breed
ing-the subtle harmony and passing flavor
of true politeness. 1t is heard in an intona-
tion, in an infection, in the choice Of one
word over another seemingly its twin, but
with Just that difference of application, rath-
er than meaning, which creates the essence
of good breeding. The almost microscopic
recognition OF a stranger-the specialized at
tention of an unObtrusive kinds its evil
dence: the careless neglect Of an apparently
insignificant form Is its death-warrant. 10
be the only stranger in room full of intf
mates, and to be unintroduced and neglect
ed is an act Of ill-breedin specially Britain
mic. III by any chance one more kind hearted
to begin with and more polished by friction
to go on with. takes pity on the poor social
waif and stray, and offers any attention. or
reels on the thread of Conversation that
person has the marvellous charm we cali
good breeding, in which all the rest have
been deficient. When you enter room and
are presented to the hostess, her reception
OF you proves her good breeding or her bad.
Inc way In which her children meet you
the way IN which at any age beyond the
merest Dabyhood. they speak and hold them
-selves-is so eloquent of their gentle training
or ungentle as Is a correct accent or pro-
flnelaL No idiosincracy mars the real es-
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
CAN'T MARCH FOR CLEVELAND.
The Chicago Union Veteran Club
Declines to Parade.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. Jacob S. Curtis,
president of the Chicago Union Veteran
Club, has written the following letter in re-
ply to an invitation received by him from
Gen. FitzslmmonS of St. Louis, who will act
as marshal of the parade, to take place in
that city in honor of President Cleveland:
Dear Sr;-Your invitation in behalf of the COM
mittee of arrangements for the reception of the
President, to the Union Veteran Club to partici-
pate in the parade, was received Yesterday.
The club desires to express their appreciation OF
your kindness in extending the invitation. Its
members entertain the most profound respect for
the President of the United States as President
and, il necessary, would defend him with their
lives. Our organization is however, distinctly
and wholly Republican Our allegiance is due to
the party which saved the nation in the hour Of
It's deepest needs We remember when
Andy johnson ''swung around the
circle" TO create a presidential boom for
himself in the year 1867. We cannot
consent to stultify our record by assisting in a
similar effort for Mr.. Grover Groveland In the
year 1887 as we propose to aid by every loyal
and legitimate means the election OF Republican
President in 1888. AS Union soldiers, we
love and adhere to the principles for which we
fought during the rebellion. The club, therefore,
most respectfully decline TO accept your invita-
ion. JACOB s. CURTIS,
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

bulge. Mrs. Cleveland turned TO him an
said, "Please let go, sir" and the fellow
dropped off as if shot, and skunk away into
the darkness.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. AT Van DeVenter
Place, before the mansion of Mayor Francis,
where President and Mrs. Cleveland were
staying this morning, a crowd collected
early this morning to catch the first glimpse
OF them. Shortly after 10 O'Clock Mr.. Cleve-
land and his wife, accompanied by Mayor
Francis and wife appeared. They were
driven to the Washington Avenue Presbyte-
rian church. In the street near the church
many people assembled. As the party pass
ed to the door of the ichurch the spectators
uncovered their heads. At the conclusion Of
the service the party were driven to Mayor
Franeis's residence where they dined. At 8
o'clock they took drive to Henry Shaw's
botanic garden. The evening has been
passed quietly at the Mayors home.
Tomorrow they will be escorted to the
fair grounds after dinner through the busi-
ness portion of the city. In the afternoon
they will be rendered q public reception at
Lindel Hotel Later they will review pro-
cessiOn of the Hendricks Democratic AssOci-
alion, and thousands of citizens and visitors.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Other Games Saturday.

The championship game at Willard Satur-
day afternoon between the Sentinels and
Williards resulted in victory for the SEN
tinels. They outplayed their opponents, get
ting eight earned runs off JOrdan's delivery,
while the Wizards could not find Spear who
pitched the game. The last innings were
played In the rain. The game finally result
ed in score Of 0 10 in favor the Sentinels.
The Woodford Reserves were defeated by
the Pointers OF Deering yesterday. Score 2s
to y: The features were the battery work Of
White and Webster.
The Parkmans were defeated by the
Houstons at Woodfords yesterday by a score
Of l6 toS.
The Skuwhegans defeated the Colbys at
Skowhegan Saturday by a score Of II tos
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Death of the Oldest Graduate Of
Harvard.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Oct. 2.-William Rus
sell Sever, the oldest graduate of Harvard
College, and the oldest male resident of
Plymouth, died this morning, aged 95 His
father, grandfather and great-grandfather
were all graduates of Harvard. Mr.. Sever
graduated in 1911, in the class with Edward
Everett, Rev. Nathaniel Laagdon F1othing-
ham. pastor Of the First Church of Boston !;
Rev. Samuel G. Gilman, the distinguished
Unitarian divine of Charleston, S. c.; Dr.
Edward Reynolds, John c. Gray, Harrison
Gray Otis, Jr., Judge Ebenezer Lane, Judge
benjamin +. Dunkin, Dr. William Perry, of
Powell Mason, and Prof. John White Web
ster, who murdered DR.. Parkman. None of
this class survive, DR.. Perry having died
during the past year. Mr.. Sever studied law
and was admitted to the bar in 1914, but
never was in active practice. He was treas
urer of Plymouth county from 1888 to 1876
He never married.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
The Big Timber Raft.


Mr. III. b. Robertson, the protector of the
big timber raft at the JOggins, in theI move
ments of which the Bangor iumbermen are
much interested, was in this city Thursday
procuring quantity of gear Mr.. Robert
son says that he will launch the raft in the
November spring tides. He sees no difi-
Guilty at present, nor does he anticipate any.
The new raft is 800 feet long. being 100 feet
longer than the old one, besides eight thou
sand additional sticks. Pitch pine launch
ways, 1O4O feet in length, have been laid,
and everything is being got in readiness for
letting the leviathan slide into the water.
Should the launch be effected successfully,
another raft will be started on Immediately
Mr.. Robertson having signed contract with
New York firm to that effect. At the pres
ent time thirty-eight men are employed
piling up timber on the raft. The biggest
days work they have done was one day last
week, when four hundred and eight sticks
were. raised from the ground and put in
position.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Washington Church Coers Want An
archists Hung.
The Bond Purchases.

Under the recent treasury circulars, the
total amount of bonds purchased. (face val
ue,) has been $21, ,422, ,25O; the total amount of
premium paid thereon, $2,6S3,9 ,929; the total
amount saved to maturity of loans $4, ,458, ,613.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
A FALL OF 100 FEET.
Hunt no more Doves in Church
Steeples.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2. Bennie F.
Wheldon, aged 10 years, fell down the cold
air duct in the steeple of Trinity Church Sat-
noon in the church cellar, not much the
worse for the fall. The shaft opens several
feet above the bell, which is 100 feet from
the sidewalk. The boy climbed to the top
doves, and while there lost his balance and
fell in. A vain search was made for him last
night. Lanterns was lowered in the shaft
and the outlet visited. After church begun
small voice in dark corner crying 'smama."
He called the Sexton and they found the
boy in the cold air box, not far from the
base of the shaft, where he had lain uncon-
weak, some what dased, but could lift his
arms and speak. His sister was summoned,
and when she saw the boy she shrieked
enough to break up the services, and then
tainted. The lad remained in dazed con-
ditiOn all daV
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
ALASKA ADvIcEs.
More SeaIers Seized by the Revenue
Gutter Bear.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2.-The revenue
cutter Bear arrived from Alaska last night,
having reached Onalaska from st. Michaeps
August "a. The officer gave Frank Fuller,
the murderer of Archbishop Seghers, into
the custody of the United States Marshal
On the same date the seized British sealing
ican schooner Allie l. Alger with 1000 skins,
and few days later American schooner
Handy with 100 skins were seized. All
were turned over to the United States Mar
shall.
The Bear reports the catch of the whaling
feet up to August 9TH seventy-four whales.
James b.. Vincent, among the passengers On
the Bear is the only survivor of thirty-six
in the ice in the Arctic ocean May, 1885.
From that time until rescued by the Bear he
had lived with small band of Indians on the
Siberian coast.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Death of Ex-Governor HoIIey of Con-
necticut.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 2.-Ex-Governor
Alexander II. Holley of this State died at
his residence, Lakeville, this morning. aged
49, He was Lieutenant Governor in 1854,
and Governor in 1857. He was the founder
of the Holley Manufacturing Company of
Lakeville. His father John Milton Hoiley,
was of the firm of Holley & Coffing, who at
Salisbury cast the first iron cannon made in
this country. He was the father of Alexan-
der l.. Holley, the distinguished civil en-
gineer and writer on mechanical and scien-
tific subjects, who introduced the Bessemer
process of making steel into America
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

25 per cent heavier than usual. Pasturing
cattle never returned to the barn in better
condition. The potato crop is failure.
Vines are growing luxuriantly, but late
tubers are small. When they grew to fair
aae buying for home use, and the crop is
not more than half as large as usual. Straw
suffered from the wet. Rye, wheat and oats,
when harvested in good season, turned out
fairly well. The apple crop is very uneven,
but large for an off year. Greetings suffered
usual for an off year. Peaches yielded bet
ter than for ten years. Pears are abundant;
grapes an average crop. Plums suffered
from the wet. OF onions there is GO per cent.
of an average yield. The acreage is largely
increased. The great unevenness in the
crops has resulted from the conditions of the
soil, owing to the rainy weather.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

Mr.. Governor and FeIlow Citizens of L,di-
ana:
"When received hearty invitation from
the people of indianapolis, and through
their governor the invitation of the people of
the State of Indiana, to stop in my travel
and see them and their capital city, | was
not long in determining that my route should
lead me this way am sincerely glad to
have the opportunity which my short stay
affords, to see the fair proportions Of your
thriving and prosperous towns The citizens
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
ANEW AthIetIo AssooIation

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Representatiyes from
nearly all the prominent Athletic clubs in
the country met this evening in the rooms
Of the New York Athletic club and resolved
to form another association of Amateur Ath-
athletic club Of Schuylkill navy was elected
president. This act was taken owing to the
general dissatisfaction at the course of the
National Amateur Association of America
and because of its localization it this city,
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
STEVENSON TAKES Beer.
And the Maker of Dyer's pills Also
Helps Breaks up a Kennebec Rum
Hole.


AUGUSTA, Oct. 1.-State Constable G. s.
Stevenson of Clinton, who is interested in a
law case in the Municipal Court. found that
several of the witnesses from his section
were imbibing freely of lager beer purchased
at the shop of A. l.. Gaslin at the North
End. Friday evening, accordingly, Consta
BILE Stevenson and REV. DIR. Daniel Dyer of
Dyer's pills fame, visited Gaslin's shop, pur-
chased glasses of beer which they drank.
Today the constable seized sixty bottles of
beer at Gaslin's saloon and the proprietor
was fined 500 and costs in the Municipal
court.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Bad Fires Around Ottawa.

MONTREAL Oct. 1.-Great fires are raging
in the ST. Lawrence valley. News was re-
ceived last night that the fire had broken
out in the southwestern outskirts of Ottawa
the lumber piles belonging to Reeth & Per
ley, which are stacked up near by. If the
fire should reach the lumber piled at Chan
dier's mills the city would be in great danger
OF destruction. Great alarm is felt for the
safety OF the city unless a change comes
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 2.-The miners of
the Springfield district have struck for an
advance of wages from 55 to 675 cents per
ton. over 1900 men are out. The miners at
petersburg have also struck. Reports from
Barclay and Dawson say the men of those
towns will follow suit. Two organizers have
gone to the southern part of the State to
bring on a strike there IL the Columbus scale
is not granted. They expect to make the
stoppage general.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
National Council, C. A. r.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-The following COM
rades were selected as a national council of
administration by the Grand Army encamp-
ment at ST. Louis, last night:
Charles f. Graves, Bennington, VT.
Morgan G. Barkley Hartford Conn.
Thomas w. Coy, Westerville. II. l.
George w. Hodgdon, Portsmouth, N. H.
b. j. Lowell Weymouth Mass
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Or. Parker in seecher,s PuIpIt.

New YORK. Oct. 2-Rev. Dr. Joseph
Parker, of the City Temple, London,
preached today in Plymouth church. "He is
not here, but is risen,' was the text. The
sermon was delivered without manuscript
and was largely memorial discourse, sew
eral sympathetic references being made to
the dead pastor. kilograms were received
by DIR. Parker while in the pulpit from his
people in London, who sent good wishes.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Practical Philanthropy.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2.-Henry w.
Bishop, native of Berkshire county and a
leading citizen of Chicago, proposes to erect
and equip at cost of not less than S25. 600
training school for nurses in connection
with the Pttsfeld House of Mercy, as a
memorial to his son who died two years ago
while attending Williams College.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Notes..

The rain prevented the POrtland-Low
game at Boston Saturday. Today the club
play at Lynn.
Higgins Of the Lowells will join the Phil
adelphias as soon as the series with the
Portlands Is finished. Duffy Of the same
team has had offers from Chicago but has not
yet accepted them.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

HANOVER, N. H., Oct q The beautiful
new stone altar in st. Thomas Episcopal
church, erected to the memory of Mrs. Caro-
line A. Mcconnell of New York, was dedi-
Gated today. Right Rev. w. w. Miles, Bishop
OF New Hampshire, took part. Friends
from New York and other places were pres
ent. The chancel of the church was built by
Mrs. Mcconnell, in memory of her daughter.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
Great Change Around In Massachu-
gettS

Boston, Oct. /. At today's meeting of
the governor and council, Attorney General
Sherman resigned and qualified for a seat on
the superior bench. District Attorney Wat
erman of the western district resigned, was
appointed attorney general and duly quail
fed Assistant Attorney General Shepard
also resigned and his resignation was accep-
ted.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

Tho Amateur State chanpIonshIp.

The Presumpscots have accepted the inyi-
tation Of the Skowhegans to play two games
at the latters place for the amateur cham
pionship Of the state on Friday and Saturday
afternoons October 7th and sth. The Skow-
hegans will bear the expense OF the two
games and therefore will be out of pocket by
II but they are desir0us Of a clear title to the
champlOnship.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
New England Crops.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2.-The Repub-
lcan prints tomorrow careful estimate of
the crops harvested in Southern Vermont,
New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts,
and Northern Connecticut. The hay crop is
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

A strange blunder committed Dy the last
The regular State election will be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, which this year Is November 5.
The Legislature, when 1t divided the sixth
judicial district into two districts. specified
that the election should be held In the first
Tuesday in November. IL happens this wear
that one Is November and the other one
November s. This will compel two elections.
These two districts comprise all the Counties
In Northern Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTI Ann Me Oct . 1897
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
EASE BALL.



The following games were played In the
National League Saturday:
AT PHILADELPHIA.
BostOns. o o o o-4
Base -Philadelphlas, 20; Bostons, ~. Els
rors- Phlladeiphlas 3; B0stons 8. Earned runs
fhiladelphias .; B0stons 4. Batteries-Ferguson
and Clements Conway and Tate.
AT PITTsBURG.
Innings.........1 2 3 o 67so
Pittsburgs. o o o 2 40
Detroits. s............0 4 2 o o o o O.
Base hits-Pittsburgs. IS. Detrots, Z; Errors
=flllsburgs, z; D-roits. IL. Earned runs
PittsbuTgs, q; DetrOltssrO. Batteries-Galvn
and Mullen; Conway Ganzel
AT wAsHNGToN
Innlngs.........1 2 3 SO
New YOrks.........0 I o O1 o. 3
Base hlts-washngtons 4; Neu Yorks. 8.
Errors-W ashingtons, o.; New YOrks, 8. Earned
-Washlngtons, ~ New Yorks. 2. Batteries
-O'Day and Mack; Titcomb and Murphy.
AT CHICAGO.
Chieagos. :;.........0 o o . o o-s
lndianapolis.........o o o o o O-4
Base hlts-Chieagos, z; Indianapolis, IA. Bat
teries Van Haltrew and Darling; Healey and
Hackett.
STANDING OF THE NATIONAL IrAauH
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
A Scotch Divine at Yale.

mond, of the University of Edinburg, Scot
land, who with party of co-laborers is in
vestigating the religious systems of Ameri-
can colleges, addressed large number of
Yale men this afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
Returns Indicate Large Majority for
the "Antis.n

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 1.-Seventy-
five of 90 counties in the State give 17,15S
majority against the prohibition amendment
The Portland daily press., 1887-10-03
MAIN
oliver REYNOLDS KlIIs nImseIf.

FAIRFIELD, Oct. 1.-Oliver Reynolds, aged
3j, committed suicide this morning, at
O'Clock, by drowning. He left note on the
table saying his body would be found under
the pulp mill bridge On going there the
body was found fastened to the bridge. Rey-
nolds was steady, industrious man, having
charge of the machinery at the pulp mill He
was member of the L. o. o. f. Coroner
Mayo was summoned, and jury empaneled
The Poisoning Case at RangeIey.
+. PENNINGTON, Oct. 1.-The grand jury re-
ported this morning. The Rangeley poison
ing case was disposed of thus: Elijah Lock
lin was indicted for conspiring to remove j.
Wesley Dunham; also for adultery with the
latter's wife. Abner Searles was indicted
with Locklin for the same conspiracy. Lock
lin and Mrs. Dunham pleaded not guilty,
and gave bail in $500 for their appearance
from day to day. Searle pleaded guilty, but
was not sentenced.
The Empress Attire at RockIand.
RocKLAND, Oct. 1.-The schooner EN-
press has been at this port for some weeks
with cargo of lime afire. She was opened
today, and the fire burst out anew, requiring
the services of steam fire engine. The YES
sci has been sealed up again.
The Joseph Eaton, Jr., Goes Ashore
RocKLAND, Oct. 1. = The three-masted
schooner Joseph Eaton, Jr., of Dennis,
Mass. with paving stones, from Long Cove
for New York., went ashore between State
Point and Long Cove, St. George, yesterday.
Her bow hung up on a rock, and when the
tide went down she broke in two, so that the
tide ebbs and flows in her. Scows are TAX
ing out her cargo. The vessel measured I9l
tons, and was fine craft.